Mumbai, Feb 20 (PTI) About 4,000 postcards were dispatched to President Ram Nath Kovind in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray seeking classical language status for Marathi.

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The demand is to accord classical language status before February 27, which is observed as Marathi Language Day, an official said.

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A statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said this was the second set of postcards dispatched to Rashtrapati Bhavan.

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